Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE)

Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global version

LTE
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Titanium frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back; Ceramic frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

44 mm

147.7 mm
Width

38 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

47.8 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

50 m

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Titanium frame: Space Black, Titanium; Ceramic frame: White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.78 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

448 x 368 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits max brightness, always-on display

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

No

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

-

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus